Politifact.com: Statements from MoveOn.orghttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/moveon/Statements from MoveOn.org reviewed by Politifact.comen-usWed, 01 Jul 2015 05:00:00 -0400 MoveOn.org: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson &quot;voted to cut $700m from Medicare.&quot;
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http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/jul/01/moveon/moveonorg-says-ron-johnson-voted-cut-700-million-m/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | MoveOn.Org says Ron Johnson voted to cut $700 million from Medicare
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<p>Medicare has long been considered one of the third-rail issues of politics. Touch it, and the chances of recovery are slim. So it should be no surprise that political rivals depict their opponents as being on the wrong side of a high-voltage issue like Medicare funding. MoveOn.org, a political organizing group that endorsed Democrat Russ Feingold in May, put it bluntly June 11, 2015 &nbsp;in a Facebook post about U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, the man Feingold hopes to unseat in 2016: &quot;Senator Johnson just voted to cut $700m from Medicare.&quot; Below the headline, the post indicated the ...</p> <a href="/wisconsin/statements/2015/jul/01/moveon/moveonorg-says-ron-johnson-voted-cut-700-million-m/">>> More</a>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 05:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2015/jul/01/moveon/moveonorg-says-ron-johnson-voted-cut-700-million-m/ MoveOn.org:
Gov. Rick Scott &quot;tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2012/jul/10/moveon/moveon-says-gov-rick-scott-tried-kick-180000-peopl/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | MoveOn says Gov. Rick Scott “tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls"
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<p> The liberal group MoveOn.org warned its supporters in a blistering email that Florida Gov. Rick Scott is engaged in voter suppression. The subject line: &quot;Secret GOP plan revealed.&quot; &quot;Republican Governor Rick Scott tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls in his state and is now suing the Department of Justice after they stepped in to stop him,&quot; the June 27 fundraising email said. &quot;Rick Scott&#39;s racist voter purge -- which directly targets Latino voters -- is so egregious that every one of the 67 supervisors of elections in the state ...</p> <a href="/florida/statements/2012/jul/10/moveon/moveon-says-gov-rick-scott-tried-kick-180000-peopl/">>> More</a>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:04:37 -0400http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2012/jul/10/moveon/moveon-says-gov-rick-scott-tried-kick-180000-peopl/ MoveOn.org:
&quot;Every one of the 67 supervisors of elections&quot; in Florida refused to carry out the effort to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls.
http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2012/jul/10/moveon/moveon-says-florida-election-supervisors-refuse-pa/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | MoveOn says Florida election supervisors refuse to participate in noncitizen voter purge
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<p> MoveOn.org has been hitting the TV with ads in English and Spanish and emailing supporters to bash the state&rsquo;s effort to remove noncitizens from the voter rolls. &quot;Republican Governor Rick Scott tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls in his state and is now suing the Department of Justice after they stepped in to stop him,&quot; MoveOn wrote in a June 27 email. &quot;Rick Scott&#39;s racist voter purge&mdash;which directly targets Latino voters&mdash;is so egregious that every one of the 67 supervisors of elections in the state&mdash;Democrats, Republicans, and independents&mdash;has so far ...</p> <a href="/florida/statements/2012/jul/10/moveon/moveon-says-florida-election-supervisors-refuse-pa/">>> More</a>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:04:03 -0400http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2012/jul/10/moveon/moveon-says-florida-election-supervisors-refuse-pa/ MoveOn.org:
The newly proposed House Republican budget &quot;abolishes Medicare within 10 years.&quot;http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/apr/11/moveon/moveonorg-says-proposed-house-republican-budget-ab/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | MoveOn.org says proposed House Republican budget abolishes Medicare in 10 years
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<p> Denunciation of the federal budget plan proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., was swift and spirited. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi dismissed the plan, called &quot;The Path to Prosperity,&quot; as a &quot;path to poverty.&quot; Another House Democrat, Chris Van Hollen, bashed it as a &quot;rigid ideological agenda on steroids.&quot; Ryan&rsquo;s 10-year plan has plenty to get worked up about. It would slash spending and deficits by the trillions, repeal the health care reform law enacted under President Barack Obama, and take aim at two ...</p> <a href="/wisconsin/statements/2011/apr/11/moveon/moveonorg-says-proposed-house-republican-budget-ab/">>> More</a>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/apr/11/moveon/moveonorg-says-proposed-house-republican-budget-ab/ MoveOn.org: Senators who have accepted millions in campaign contributions from the financial industry voted against allowing bankruptcy judges to modify home mortgages.http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/may/12/moveon/moveon-targets-senators-who-opposed-new-bankruptcy/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | MoveOn targets senators who opposed new bankruptcy rules for homeowners
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<p> With record numbers of foreclosures looming, consumer advocates have been hoping Congress would make it easier for people in bankruptcy to have their home mortgages modified. When you declare bankruptcy, you go into federal court and formally admit that you can no longer pay your debts. A judge then takes over to broker agreements between you and the people or businesses you owe. Federal or state laws can govern the bankruptcy process, and rules differ by state. But under federal rules, judges can't change the terms of a home mortgage. They can, however, modify the ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/may/12/moveon/moveon-targets-senators-who-opposed-new-bankruptcy/">>> More</a>Tue, 12 May 2009 19:00:02 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/may/12/moveon/moveon-targets-senators-who-opposed-new-bankruptcy/ MoveOn.org: "(Palin) supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000."http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/sep/03/moveon/palin-wasnt-in-buchanans-brigade/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Palin wasn't in Buchanan's Brigade
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<p>Gov. Sarah Palin's conservative credentials have excited the GOP base, and perhaps in equal fashion have ignited the passions of liberals. Palin remained Topic A during the Republican National Convention and her resume has been picked over by friends and foes alike. In the foe category would be MoveOn.org, the liberal activist group, which on Sept. 2 sent an e-mail to an estimated 3.2-million supporters, offering their views of Palin's flaws as a public official. One item caught our attention. The e-mail said Palin, Alaska's governor since 2006, "supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000." ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/sep/03/moveon/palin-wasnt-in-buchanans-brigade/">>> More</a>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/sep/03/moveon/palin-wasnt-in-buchanans-brigade/ MoveOn.org: John McCain, "one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires," says the solution to the housing crisis is for people to get a "second job" and "skip their vacations."http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/22/moveon/hes-rich-but-thats-not-his-housing-fix/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | He's rich, but that's not his housing fix
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<p>MoveOn.org sent a 10-point e-mail attacking Republican Sen. John McCain. One of its items states: "He's one of the richest people in a Senate filled with millionaires. &hellip; Yet McCain says the solution to the housing crisis is for people facing foreclosure to get a 'second job' and skip their vacations." MoveOn is correct that the Senate is full of millionaires. Senators had a median net worth of about $1.7-million in 2006, the most recent year for which financial data is available, and 58 percent of the members rated as millionaires, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan research ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/22/moveon/hes-rich-but-thats-not-his-housing-fix/">>> More</a>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/22/moveon/hes-rich-but-thats-not-his-housing-fix/ MoveOn.org: McCain "voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban."http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/19/moveon/waterboarding-one-aspect-of-larger-measure/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Waterboarding one aspect of larger measure
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<p> MoveOn.org has targeted Sen. John McCain in a lengthy 10-point e-mail it sent to supporters, urging them to forward it to everyone they know. In its third point, MoveOn brought up the issue of torture: "His reputation is built on his opposition to torture, but McCain voted against a bill to ban waterboarding, and then applauded President Bush for vetoing that ban," the e-mail states. We'll agree with MoveOn that McCain is known as a vocal opponent of torture. He is the rare elected official who has personal experience on this issue: He ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/19/moveon/waterboarding-one-aspect-of-larger-measure/">>> More</a>Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/19/moveon/waterboarding-one-aspect-of-larger-measure/ MoveOn.org: "The pastor McCain calls his 'spiritual guide,' Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a 'false religion.' "http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/15/moveon/parsley-and-mccain-relationship-appears-political-/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Parsley and McCain relationship appears political, not spiritual
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<p> Note to readers: An update was posted to this item on May 23, 2008, to reflect new information. See note at the end of this story. In an e-mail to supporters, the liberal group MoveOn.org attacked Sen. John McCain for his ties to leaders of the religious right. "McCain has sought closer ties to the extreme religious right in recent years. The pastor McCain calls his 'spiritual guide,' Rod Parsley, believes America's founding mission is to destroy Islam, which he calls a 'false religion.'" It's true that Parsley has endorsed McCain, and Parsley ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/15/moveon/parsley-and-mccain-relationship-appears-political-/">>> More</a>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/15/moveon/parsley-and-mccain-relationship-appears-political-/ MoveOn.org: McCain sought the political support of minister John Hagee, "who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church 'the Antichrist' and a 'false cult.'"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/15/moveon/true-but-hagee-has-since-recanted/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | True, but Hagee has since recanted
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<p> Note to readers: An update was posted to this item on May 23, 2008, to reflect new information. See note at the end of this story. In an e-mail to supporters, the liberal group MoveOn.org listed reasons people should not support Sen. John McCain for president. "McCain has sought closer ties to the extreme religious right in recent years," the e-mail said. "McCain sought the political support of right-wing preacher John Hagee, who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church 'the Antichrist' and a 'false cult.'" ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/15/moveon/true-but-hagee-has-since-recanted/">>> More</a>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/may/15/moveon/true-but-hagee-has-since-recanted/